Arts, Museums and New Technologies in Education

Course Information
TitleΤέχνες, Μουσεία και ΤΠΕ στην Εκπαίδευση / Arts, Museums and New Technologies in Education
CodeΔΜΔΜ203
FacultyEducation
SchoolPrimary Education
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorMartha Ioannidou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600015088

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600134754
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course the students will: • have approached basic theories on the role and exploitation of both Arts (with emphasis on viual arts) as well as cultural artefacts and spaces (museum education) in education. • be able to distinguish the key benefits and potential risks of using ICT in approaching Arts and Museums, in-school and other environments. • have been reflecting, experimenting and working with their fellow students to create and present together, using ICT, ways of linking the above to the educational process inside and outside the school environment, setting as key denominator the holistic educational approach. • have studied and critically analyzed recent literature on the pedagogical and cultural use of ICT in relation to the Arts and Museums. • Have become familiar with the latest Museum Education ICT tools, as well as the related electronic applications for transforming cultural artefacts and visual arts into a learning tool. • have experimented with the creation of their own programme using at least one application (ICT). • have collaborated with their fellow students, but also with pupils in museums.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course explores theoretical and practical issues surrounding the education role and the utilization of Information and Communication Technologies in teaching and learning process, as it is achieved through Arts and Cultural artefacts- Environments (Museum Education). Emphasis is placed on the pedagogical dimension of education through the use of New Technologies and the ways in which the educator can contribute to the better familiarization and engagement of pupils with arts and museums with the contribution of ICTs, having as subordinate aim pupils holistic education and the shaping of their individual and cultural identity, adapted to the new reality of technological development. Through the theoretical approach and practical exercises, students acquire an overall and direct understanding of the benefits and potential risks that arise from the systematic intake of cultural artefacts and museums through technology. The parallel aim is to familiarize the participants with the latest applications, as well as the practical use of the web sites and applications in the extended interdisciplinary approach of the curriculum. Main sections: • Intranet and extra-curricular cross-curricular educational programmes, with a central focus on the Arts and familiarization with relevant online and other applications. • Presenting its historical evolution and interpreting the aims of museum education with emphasis on the use of ICT. • Teaching the curriculum through collections and exhibitions. with the use of ICT and related applications • Critical approach to relevant literature and applied examples / programmes / websites.
Keywords
Arts, Museums, Education, Multidisciplanary learning, ICT, Cultural education
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Audio
  • Multimedia
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures702.3
Laboratory Work150.5
Reading Assigment451.5
Tutorial200.7
Interactive Teaching in Information Center250.8
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities250.8
Project301
Written assigments702.3
Total30010
Student Assessment
Description
In class participation and critical presentation of one paper from the selected bibliography and one museum website. Project (team-work) presented in class - 30% Written essay (personal) 70%
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Hawkey, R. (2004). ‘Learning with Digital Technologies in Museums, Science Centres and Galleries’, Futurelab Report 9. Prosser, D., and Eddisford, S. (2004) ‘Virtual Museum Learning’, Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2004 (1). Harper, B., Brickell, G. J. & Herrington, J. A. (2006). Exploring students' museum experiences in the context of web-based learning environments. E-Learn 2006 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education (pp. 1977-1983). Chesapeake, USA: Advancement of Computing Education (AACE). Hooper-Greenhill, E. (2007) Museums and Education: Purpose, Pedagogy, Performance, London: Routledge. Alwi, A. & McKay, E. (2009). Investigating online museum exhibits and personal cognitive learning preferences. In Same places, different spaces. Proceedings ascilite Auckland 2009. “Museum Educators and Technology. Expanding our reach and practice”, Journal of Museum Education, v.36 (3), 2011. Bautista Smith, Susana (2014). Museums in the digital age. AltaMira Press Ioannidou, M. (2014). «’Web-ism’: Α new art movement for E-Generation children». Eurasian Journal of Social Sciences, 2(2): 15-21. doi: 10.15604/ejss.2014.02.02.002 Βαφειάδου (2015). Τα μουσεία στη ψηφιακή εποχή: Ο ρόλος της ψηφιακής τεχνολογίας στη μουσειακή μάθηση. Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Επιστημών Εκπαίδευσης, 2015, 249-258. Ioannidou, M. (2016). «Revisioning “the lessons of history” through intergenerational cultural education. A new learning approach project». In INTED2016 Proceedings, Conference 7th-9th March, Valencia, Spain. (σσ. 0025-0032). ISBN 978-84-608-5617-7 https://library.iated.org/view/IOANNIDOU2016REV Ιωαννίδου, Μ. (2018). «Μια εικόνα ισούται με χίλιες λέξεις. Χίλιες λέξεις ισούνται με μια εικόνα; Ο ρόλος των Μουσείων Λογοτεχνίας και Τέχνης στην ενδυνάμωση ή στην αποδυνάμωση της λογοτεχνικής ανάγνωσης». Στο Αποστολίδου, Β., Κόκορης, Δ., Μπακογιάννης, Μ.Γ., Χοντολίδου, Ε. (επιμ.). Λογοτεχνική ανάγνωση στο σχολείο και στην κοινωνία. Αθήνα: Gutenberg. (σσ.591-602). Geismar, Haidy (2018). Museum object lessons for the digital age. UCL Press
Last Update
11-09-2022